Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-02-26
From The Shepherdsto,c, Register

From The Shepherdstotcm Register
DIR. D. w. Border has fruit nurs-
cry in excellent condition at his farm
near Kearneysville, and we under
stand is now prepared to fill orders.
AS this is home industry it should
be literally patronized.
PROMINENT CITIZENS DEAD.--Mr.
Thomas w. Osbourn, a well-known
citizen of this county, died at the resi-
dence of his son, Mr.. Horace G. Os-
bourn, on Friday last. February 18th,
in the 10th year of his age. The de-
ceased leaves wife, several sons and
a daughter to mourn his death, be-
sides large family in connection. His
remains were inferred in Elmwood
Cemetery on Saturday. Mr.. Osbourn
was one of the famous twelve jury
men who tried John Brown at Charles
town in 1859. He is the third MEM
Der of that jury who has died within
the past six months, the two others
being Isaac Dust and Jacob j. Miller.
There is now but one man living who
was on the jury that found John
Brown guilty-Mr. Rightstine, of
Shepherdstown, who is at present en-
joying excellent health and apparent
ly has many years yet before him.
GoRED BY A Bullion Tuesday
last, Joe Barnes, colored boy about
fourteen years of age, living at Col.
w. A. Morgan's, was terribly gored
by an Attorney bull belonging to the
Colonel. 1t is not known what caused
the animal to attack the boy. A col
ored man hearing row in the barn.
yard went to see what it was. He
saw the boy lying on the ground,
covered with blood and mud. while
the angry beast was goring and
injuring him as much as it possibly
could. With pitchfork the bull was
driven off and the boy rescued in an
unconscious state. DIR. AS. Reynolds
was summoned, and found that the
youth was terribly injured. One of
his arms was torn, his head was bruis-
ed, there was big cash in his abdo-
men, and one side of his face was rip
ped as though the animal had gotten
a horn in his mouth and tored it out.
Altogether the boy was badly hurt,
though is expected to recover. The
bull has been made very savage by
boys teasing him; it is thought Joe
may have been having some of this
sort of fun when he was caught.
DIR. A. S. Reynolds has purchased of
Mr.. David Billmyer twenty acres of
land along the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad Immediately south of this
town, paying for it the sum of S75 per
acre. We understand it is the inten-
ton of DIR. A. S. Reynolds to erect a
house and stables on the property, and
convert it into stock farm.
HEARING Too MUCH OF WASHING
TONS RELATIoNs-TELL Us THE
HATCHET STORY Mrs. Betty Taylor
cambridge, of Winchester, is the guest
of Mrs. General Barnes in Washinton.
She is daughter of ex-President
Taylor and did the honors of the
White House while her distinguished
father was President. AS Miss Bette
she was reigning favorite in society
in Washington and in the South. She
married, first, Colonel w. w. Bliss,
who was famous officer in the Mexi-
can war and one of the most brilliant
and accomplished men in the service.
0Ome years alGeT HIS ucdlIi sHe mar
ried Mr.. Philip Pendleton cambridge,
of The Bower" the family seat of
the Dandridges, in Jefferson county,
West Virginia, a great-nephew of
Mrs. General Washington, whose
maiden name was Martha cambridge,
and who married Mr.. Curtis first and
Washington afterward. Mrs. Dand-
ridge has been living quietly in the
historic old home of Winchester, for
nearly thirty years, where she has a
typical old Virginia home and Is the
centre of a host of friends. Mrs.
Barnes, her hostess, is daughter OF
the late General FauntlerOy former
ly colonel of the Second Dragons. U.
S. A. J, and lifelong friend of Mrs.
Dandridge's.-Neic York Star.